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San Diego Padres fans make their disgust known as Bob Melvin's boys fail to live up to high expectations
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NL West 2023 predictions: Padres to challenge Dodgers for first - Los Angeles Times
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San Diego Padres 2023 Season Preview
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Dodgers vs. Padres roundtable: A power shift in NL West? - Los Angeles Times
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Expectations for the 2022 San Diego Padres
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Chris Paddack delivers hilarious quote about leaving Padres for the Twins
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Padres Fan Survey Results: Will Luis Garcia get back to 2022 form? - Gaslamp Ball
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Padres lose season opener, but understand fans' heightened expectations - The Athletic
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Padres On Track to Underachieve Compared to 2022 Season - Sports Illustrated Inside The Padres News, Analysis and More
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Padres' Soto Trade Extends Free-Spending Quest to Catch Dodgers –
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2 excuses the San Diego Padres can't use in 2023, 1 they can use
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2022 Fantasy Baseball Player Spotlight: Is Nick Martinez the Padres' New Closer?
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Texas Rangers set to traverse minefield against San Diego Padres
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Looking back on 2022 Padres
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Opening Day brings high expectations and wet weather for San Diego Padres